how do i check my diabetes

[kittuin]

[gangadharan_nair]

Diabetes is diagnosed with the following blood tests:--

Fasting blood glucose level (After 8 to 12 hour fasting)-- diabetes is diagnosed if it is higher than 126 mg/dL two times

Random (nonfasting) blood glucose level -- you may have diabetes if it is higher than 200 mg/dL, and you have symptoms such as increased thirst,urination, and fatigue (this must be confirmed with a fasting test)

Oral glucose tolerance test -- diabetes is diagnosed if the glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL after 2 hours

Hemoglobin A1c test

Normal: Less than 5.7%

Pre-diabetes: Between 5.7% and 6.4%

Diabetes: 6.5% or higher

Consult nearest clinical laboratory.

Sources:--

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluco...

nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/enc...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluco...

nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/enc...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HbA1c

nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/enc...